Order
Wesley Merritt to Brevet Major-General, March 19, 1865
FIELD ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY,
March 19, 1865.
No. 19., White House, Va., March 19, 1865. these headquarters for duty, and is announced as inspector-general of the cavalry. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
; W. MERRITT,
Brevet Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF Washington,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF Washington,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: W. Merritt announces the appointment of an inspector-general of cavalry, instructing all cavalry headquarters to obey and respect the new officer accordingly.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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